08-11-2023, 06:23 PM
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#901
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dubc80
When did people's definition of "brand new" or "never used" change?
Clearly some people have a different definition of those terms than I do.
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Thats why you're never going to get any serious offers on that case of 'Previously Enjoyed' condoms.
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09-06-2023, 03:08 PM
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#902
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by D as in David
Marketplace has been a better platform for me to sell items on. The only thing I can't stand is the default "Is this still available" question that FB presents to buyers which means I have to go through and respond Yes to a dozen of these before I get anyone seriously interested. ######!!!
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I had an old mini freezer I recently needed to sell.
Works fine and I wanted a very low price.
Put it on Kijiji first and I didn't get any responses at all, in 4 days.
Put it on Marketplace this morning and had 4 offers within the first 30 minutes.
Not going to bother with Kijiji going forward with the other stuff I want to sell.
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09-06-2023, 08:57 PM
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#903
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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This is a FB Marketplace thing, but I've had a number of people responding to my sell ads saying "SMS me at XYZ and I'll buy this right now"
What's the scam here, trying to get my mobile number for identity / SIM theft (2FA) and other nefarious acts?
User profile is completely blank (looks like a burner) so.... yeah....
Last edited by I-Hate-Hulse; 09-06-2023 at 08:59 PM.
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09-20-2023, 05:08 PM
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#904
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Ever had someone try to pay with a cheque?
I also had a guy cancel on me twice today. I am done with this ####ty app.
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09-20-2023, 05:45 PM
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#905
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Ever had someone try to pay with a cheque?
I also had a guy cancel on me twice today. I am done with this ####ty app.
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I didn't realize what thread I was in reading your post, and by the time I hit the second line I assumed the app you meant was Grindr.
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09-20-2023, 05:51 PM
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#906
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I didn't realize what thread I was in reading your post, and by the time I hit the second line I assumed the app you meant was Grindr.
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No, I'm fine with getting ####ed via Grindr.
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09-20-2023, 08:26 PM
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#907
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Ever had someone try to pay with a cheque?
I also had a guy cancel on me twice today. I am done with this ####ty app.
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ABSOLUTELY DO NOT ACCEPT!!
Cash or etransfer, and even with etransfer there are scams.
Back to cash.
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09-20-2023, 08:28 PM
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#908
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First Line Centre
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Bought something off Kijiji this week... had been messaging 2mo back, then had to let it drop. Saw it was still up last week so messaged the person. No reply. but could see it was received and read. ok... gave it a few days... messaged again... read/ignored... repeated couple times. like buddy do you want to sell or not? Hmmm maybe they did sell it (I'm giving the benefit of the doubt)??
Then I messaged through a family members Kijiji account and they responded and subsequently I picked up the item. Hey if it hasn't sold in 2mo maybe you should think of responding to legit queries and offers!!
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09-20-2023, 09:23 PM
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#909
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RichieRich
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT ACCEPT!!
Cash or etransfer, and even with etransfer there are scams.
Back to cash.
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Yeah I'm not that dumb. I did laugh when he mentioned it was a certified cheque.
I'm wary of etransfers as well. I've accepted them but I use my account that requires a password. Apparently people spoof the autodeposit emails.
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09-21-2023, 09:42 AM
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#910
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Yeah I'm not that dumb. I did laugh when he mentioned it was a certified cheque.
I'm wary of etransfers as well. I've accepted them but I use my account that requires a password. Apparently people spoof the autodeposit emails.
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If you see the receipt of the e-transfer in your banking app, though, wouldn't that be confirmation that you've received a legit deposit?
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09-21-2023, 09:47 AM
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#911
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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If the funds in the source account were not legit though wouldn't the e-transfer get reversed as everything unwound?
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09-21-2023, 09:57 AM
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#912
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by photon
If the funds in the source account were not legit though wouldn't the e-transfer get reversed as everything unwound?
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Damn - is that possible? I've been assuming all this time that the funds needed to be there in order to be transferred. So, e-transfers are just like cheques?
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09-21-2023, 10:19 AM
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#913
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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I'm not totally sure, but if for example a bank account was funded by a fraudulent money order or wire transfer or whatever, and then there was an e-transfer from that account to me.. and then the fraud was discovered and reversed I assume my e-transfer would get clawed back as well?
Seems pretty unlikely for someone trying to scam me out of a sofa but still.
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But certainty is an absurd one.
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09-21-2023, 10:40 AM
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#914
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by photon
I'm not totally sure, but if for example a bank account was funded by a fraudulent money order or wire transfer or whatever, and then there was an e-transfer from that account to me.. and then the fraud was discovered and reversed I assume my e-transfer would get clawed back as well?
Seems pretty unlikely for someone trying to scam me out of a sofa but still.
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I can see how that reasoning makes sense. Glad I'm not trying to sell anything expensive.
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09-21-2023, 01:33 PM
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#915
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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I called ATB and was told that etransfers are as good as cash. The bank will not try to collect the money in the case of fraud. So that's reassuring.
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04-06-2024, 03:55 PM
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#916
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Franchise Player
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So I get a low ball and politely decline. Then I get this reply.
"It'll be the best offer you are going to get. Remember this is Calgary."
You live here and you think everybody is poor? A ####ty negotiator? Like what do you even mean?!
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04-06-2024, 06:00 PM
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#917
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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Lol I had that happen last month selling a truck. Guy got pissy because I turned down his super low ball, told me I'd never sell for more than that.
Got my asking price the next day
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04-06-2024, 09:47 PM
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#918
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Franchise Player
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Why do you respond to low balls at all. You gain nothing from doing it. I also think it’s like scams just being polite makes you more likely to be a target so they invest in a response.
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04-09-2024, 02:43 PM
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#919
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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What's the latest scam with the buyer offering a deposit again? Like they say they're out of country and they'll send $150 as a deposit until they're back?
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04-09-2024, 02:47 PM
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#920
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
What's the latest scam with the buyer offering a deposit again? Like they say they're out of country and they'll send $150 as a deposit until they're back?
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The one where they send you more than $150 and then ask for you to return the difference, but then it turns out they sent it from an account with NSF so the bank reverses their deposit to you and you’re SOL.
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